Nike and Apple Computer unveiled the first offering from their upcoming Nike+iPod line of products, the Nike+iPod Sport Kit, which enables users to wear special sneakers that can track such athletic metrics as calories burned and distance traveled and then transmit that information back to an iPod nano, The Wall Street Journal reports.Within the Sport Kit is a wireless sensor and receiver that plugs into an iPod nano, which work together to send athletic data to the music player for viewing on its screen, according to the Journal.The Sport Kit is slated for release within 60 days, and it will retail for $29, the Journal reports.Nike will make the first Sport Kit-compatible shoe available to the United States and United Kingdom in the middle of July, and it will be priced at $100, according to the Journal. Nike+iPod Sport Kit Over the past two weeks, both Nokia and Sony Ericsson unveiled phones with the ability to track athletic metrics, as well as listen to music. For more, read Nokia Unveils ‘Sports’ Mobile Phone and Sony Ericsson to Release Five New Mobile Phones.Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content feature Expedia poised to take flight with generative AI CTO Rathi Murthy sees the online travel service’s vast troves of data and AI expertise fueling a two-pronged transformation strategy aimed at growing the company by bringing more of the travel industry online. By Paula Rooney Jun 02, 2023 7 mins Travel and Hospitality Industry Digital Transformation Artificial Intelligence case study Deoleo doubles down on sustainability through digital transformation The Spanish multinational olive oil processing company is immersed in a digital transformation journey to achieve operational efficiency and contribute to the company's sustainability strategy. By Nuria Cordon Jun 02, 2023 6 mins CIO Supply Chain Digital Transformation brandpost Resilient data backup and recovery is critical to enterprise success As global data volumes rise, business must prioritize their resiliency strategies. By Neal Weinberg Jun 01, 2023 4 mins Security brandpost Democratizing HPC with multicloud to accelerate engineering innovations Cloud for HPC is facilitating broader access to high performance computing and accelerating innovations and opportunities for all types of organizations. By Tanya O'Hara Jun 01, 2023 6 mins Multi Cloud Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe